Suzhou Bay Cultural Center, China
French architect Christian de Portzamparc has completed a cultural center on the shores of Lake Tai in China. Located on a site where the district’s pedestrian axis meets the water, the ‘Suzhou bay cultural center’ is prominently situated and offers sweeping views across Lake Tai. The program had two parts: the music and performance halls on one side of the axis, and museums and pedagogical places on the other side. Two wings would appear at…
Taiyuan Botanical Garden, China
Austrian firm Delugan Meissl Associated Architects (DMAA) has completed a botanical garden complex in Taiyuan, China, featuring three domed greenhouses positioned on or alongside an artificial lake. The Taiyuan Botanical Garden occupies the site of a former coal mine in northern China, which the client wanted to transform into a landscaped park and museum. The development of gardens included the creation of an artificial landscape featuring hills, lakes, waterfalls, paths and buildings. …
ICÔNE Office Complex by Norman Foster, Luxembourg
ICÔNE, a new office complex in Luxembourg designed by Foster + Partners has broken ground. The 18,800 square-meter office building, filled with light and greenery, encourages a spirit of co-creation and collaboration. Its flexible layout addresses the need for safe working environments and the changes to the workplace that will emerge in the future. It also references the rich industrial heritage of area, revitalizing it by making a positive contribution to the site and its…
City of Arts and Sciences, Spain
To maintain its city’s cultural standing, the government of Valencia resolved to establish a museum of national importance. The City of Arts and Sciences complex is designed by Santiago Calatrava on an 86-acre site along the dry bed of the Turia River in Spain. The complex is intended to bring new focus to an incoherent and underdeveloped area of Valencia and to link the center city with the sea. …
DUO Twin Tower, Singapore
Designed by Ole Scheeren, the DUO twin towers are an act of urban reconciliation. DUO integrates the surrounding context with its diverse mix of functions around a 24-hour accessible public plaza to form a new civic nexus for the dynamic, prosperous life of Singapore. DUO integrates living, working and retail with public gardens, cultural installations, and a diverse urban context. The two towers contain the project’s main functional elements:…
